The first scholarly book-length examination of the work of comics legend Neil Gaiman includes detailed analysis of his best-selling Sandman and Death series a look at his work s relationship to Joseph Campbell and such topics as Living in a Desacralized World The Relationship of Dreams and Myth in Campbell Jung and Gaiman s Sandman Humanization Change and Rebirth: The Hero s Journey The Role of the Artist and the Art of Storytelling and more. A fascinating journey behind the comics work of one of the most interesting and challenging popular writers of today Neil Gaiman s The Sandman and Joseph Campbell: In Search of the Modern Myth is the book which Gaiman s fans have been waiting for!